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was twenty years old he would pass in general appearance for 

 an eight-year old. 



When three years old he made a record in harness of 2.36, 

 and later he distanced George M. Patchen in 2.28, and was the 

 first stallion in the known world to trot a mile, in less than 

 2.30. 



As a trotter in harness his fastest race record was 2. 25 J. 

 But his greatest turf reputation was made by his trotting per- 

 formance with running mate. His great race against Dexter 

 on the Fashion course, L. I., June 21, 1867, driven by Dan 

 Mace, when he trotted fairly and squarely without weight or 

 boot, a mile in 2.15 — which record at that time had never be- 

 fore been equaled — caused a great sensation in the trotting 

 world and crowned him, not only king of Morgans, but king 

 of all trotting stallions up to that time. 



In the stud he was quite successful as a sire of fast trotters ; 

 among his get were such noted flyers of their day as Billy 

 Barr, 2.23f ; Hotspur, 2.24 ; Pocahontas, 2.26| ; Fanny Allen, 

 2.28i ; Fanny Lee, 2.29J ; Warwick, 2.29J ; Washington Irving, 

 Honest Allen, the great Daniel Lambert, etc. 



Ethan Allen was finally purchased by Sprague and Aikers 

 for their "Kansas Stock Farm" near Lawrence, Kan., as a 

 stock horse, and there he died on Sept. 10, 1876, in the twenty- 

 eighth year of his age. 



Having previously mentioned this noted horse in Morgan 

 horses (Chapter YII) I will here add to what I have here- 

 tofore said, the following : 



ETHAN ALLEN. 



In memoriwm. 



On Ethan's grave, in Kansas soil, 



The grass is growing green ; 

 While Ethan's deeds to memory's call 

 Are fresh to all, I ween. 



No other stallion of his day 



Could with this horse compare, 

 For style and action all will say, 



With speed and beauty rare. 



